NationStates Jolt Archive

Ok, it's been a while since I ranted about the "Truth" commericals, but they came out with a new one recently. The new one once again confirms my beliefs that whoever is in charge of these commericals either have Down Syndrome, or utter the phrase "Hey watch this" before getting all dumb. It's the same guy from the "ban sleeping" and "Zepplin is a word for cancer" commerical. Except this time, he's looking for a cure from M&Ms and Jogging. Why, because apparently Big Tobacco now thinks (or so they claim) that Cigarettes are as dangerous as M&Ms and Jogging. So the commerical basically has the guy going from reabilitation clinic to reabilitation clinic looking for his cure of M&Ms and Jogging. I swear if I was one of those people at the clinic I would tear him a new one...verabally. Jeez they really undermind the intelligence of the general population with these commericals.

The second one, well, it's about pills that you take if you have herpes. Now that alone is fine, but the commericals are just stupid. They show some people alone, and then they have couples. Here I am thinking "Ok, why are you dating this person and sleeping with him/her if you know that he/she has herpes." I know I know all about condoms and the herpes pills etc. It's still like playing Russian Roulette. That one night when you decided that it was "safe" to do it without the precaution, bam, herpes. I think instead, at the end they should have a sign (after they show the couples) that just says "Herpes: The Gift that keeps on Giving."

Uhm ... okay.

As someone once said, no one ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American people. Sad, but true. I haven't seen the M&Ms commercial, but I do know the herpes one. Would you deny all those lovely, well-groomed people the chance for a little ... well, the chance for a little, just because they have herpes? Granted, they ought to have taken precautions but hey, sometimes when you're in your cups, precautions are the last thing you're thinking about.

I much rather have the herpes commercial come on than the political ones we're about to get smacked with day and night until November. :rolleyes:

Uhm ... okay.

As someone once said, no one ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American people. Sad, but true. I haven't seen the M&Ms commercial, but I do know the herpes one. Would you deny all those lovely, well-groomed people the chance for a little ... well, the chance for a little, just because they have herpes? Granted, they ought to have taken precautions but hey, sometimes when you're in your cups, precautions are the last thing you're thinking about.

I much rather have the herpes commercial come on than the political ones we're about to get smacked with day and night until November. :rolleyes:

Don't worry about the political commercials. The McCain-Feingold incumbant protection act limits those.

Aren't the "truth" ads financed by the cigarette companies?

I hate all the Mac vs PC commercials.


Oh, Macs don't have viruses... well yeah, no one bothers making viruses for Macs, what's your point?

The second one, well, it's about pills that you take if you have herpes. Now that alone is fine, but the commericals are just stupid. They show some people alone, and then they have couples. Here I am thinking "Ok, why are you dating this person and sleeping with him/her if you know that he/she has herpes." I know I know all about condoms and the herpes pills etc. It's still like playing Russian Roulette. That one night when you decided that it was "safe" to do it without the precaution, bam, herpes. I think instead, at the end they should have a sign (after they show the couples) that just says "Herpes: The Gift that keeps on Giving."


People who have herpes shouldn't be having sex, let alone hiding it with pills so they can have more sex and spread there dirty sores.

Stupid commercials piss me off. I especially despise the Tag body spray commercials. They just insult me in so many ways, not to mention degrade women.(Unlike pornography, which women enjoy as much as men.) It's also ridiculous. Phermone cologne is not going to make you more attractive to people. We may be animals, but we don't operate on a base instinctual level with no regard for anything above that. We're not going to take one whiff of you and go "ZOMG MATE WITH ME!" Ugh.

Stupid commercials piss me off. I especially despise the Tag body spray commercials. They just insult me in so many ways, not to mention degrade women.(Unlike pornography, which women enjoy as much as men.) It's also ridiculous. Phermone cologne is not going to make you more attractive to people. We may be animals, but we don't operate on a base instinctual level with no regard for anything above that. We're not going to take one whiff of you and go "ZOMG MATE WITH ME!" Ugh.

aww, damn. *throws TAG Body Spray in the trash*